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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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